I work with individuals, families, educators, schools, organizations and international teams who want to better understand and navigate multilingual and intercultural life.
My work focuses on how people use, adapt and develop their languages across different contexts – and how multilingualism shapes communication, relationships, identity and belonging.
Whether you are navigating your own multilingual repertoire, supporting multilingual learners, working in a multilingual organisation, or looking for a speaker on multilingualism and communication, I bring together linguistic research, professional experience and lived multilingualism.
All my work is guided by The Sustainable Multilingual™ – my research-based philosophy and framework for understanding multilingual lives and communication across the lifespan.
How we can work together
Multilingual Communication & Advisory
Research-based guidance for complex multilingual and intercultural contexts.
I advise individuals, families, educators, educational institutions and organisations who want to understand their linguistic and communicative challenges more deeply and develop approaches that are meaningful, effective and sustainable.
Depending on the context, this may involve:
- multilingual communication
- language practices and policies
- multilingual education
- family language practices
- intercultural communication
- language and identity
- professional and organisational communication
- strategic reflection and project development
Every advisory collaboration is tailored to the people, context and goals involved.
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Speaking & Training
Keynotes, talks, workshops and webinars on multilingualism and communication.
I speak and teach on topics related to multilingual life, multilingual communication and intercultural understanding.
Possible themes include:
- Multilingual Communication — how multilingual people navigate their linguistic repertoires and communicate across contexts
- Multilingualism Across the Lifespan — what happens to our languages as our lives change
- Intercultural Communication — how language, culture and perspectives shape understanding
- Multilingual Education — moving beyond deficit perspectives on multilingual learners
- Language, Identity & Belonging
- Heritage Languages
- Accent, Voice & Belonging
Formats can be adapted for schools, universities, organisations, conferences and professional audiences.
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Language Reactivation
Reconnect with a language that matters to you.
For adults whose linguistic lives have changed over time, I offer personalised support to reactivate German, Italian, French or English and bring the language back into everyday life.
This is not a traditional language course. It is an opportunity to rediscover a language through meaningful conversation, authentic use and a personalised approach to your own multilingual repertoire.
Ideal for:
- adults returning to a language
- heritage language speakers
- internationally mobile professionals
- lifelong language enthusiasts
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Who I work with
My work can take place in very different contexts.
Individuals
Adults navigating multilingual lives, changing language needs or a language they want to reconnect with.
Multilingual Families
Families looking for research-based guidance around language practices, communication and multilingual development.
Schools & Educational Institutions
Educators and institutions seeking professional development, strategic reflection or support in multilingual and intercultural contexts.
Organisations & International Teams
Teams working across languages and cultures who want to strengthen communication, collaboration and multilingual practices.
Professional & Academic Communities
Conferences, universities, networks and professional organisations interested in multilingualism, communication and related research.
Writing & Collaborations
I also welcome opportunities to contribute my expertise through:
- books and publications
- podcasts and interviews
- conferences
- research dissemination
- educational projects
- media collaborations
- professional and academic initiatives
Let's explore how we can work together
Every collaboration begins with a conversation.
Tell me a little about your context, your goals and what you are looking for. We can then explore whether and how my expertise could be useful.
Highly recommended Ute's workshop for multilingual children. Ute has an excellent academical background on the subject backed up with her family experience, having children speaking several languages. She answer with detail any question during the workshop. This workshop has been a big relief from my wife and me, because it knocked down some myth on this subject that other (uninformed) people told us. –(Antonio G.)
This workshop is a must for parents who raise their children with more than one language! Ute is a specialist in bilingualism and speaking many languages herself and her children speaking several languages too, she knows exactly what she is talking about. She answers all questions (and catches up after the workshop: brilliant!). We will surely attend the next one too! – ( Paola and Hernandez G.)
Ute's workshop is fantastic! We moved in May [2017] and we didn't know how our children would cope with the change of school and language. We got plenty of information and support from Ute even after our move! She helped us decide which school is better for us and gave fantastic suggestions so that our children have a good start in the new place. She is the person to go to ! – (Pietro and Anna Capresi)
Ute has helped us through many stages with our 3 children during the past 2 years, especially when our twins showed signs of regression in their language development, and developed a secret language when our youngest one was born. Ute gave us very useful tips and provided resources in our languages (French and German) that helped us parents choose activities that were entertaining, fun and didn't require preparation. Having three children under 4 is already difficult! Thank you, Ute. Merci und danke!!! (Sylvie & Bernd Hochstätter)
Grazie, Ute, per averci aiutato con i nostri due figli. Sei stata gentilissima anche con i nostri figli che, all'inizio non volevano più parlare italiano con noi. Ti siamo tanto grati per i tanti suggerimenti che ci hai dato. Ci sentiamo molto più preparati per quel che ci potrebbe aspettare quando L. e C. saranno adolescenti... Semmai sappiamo dove trovarti... (Giovanna e Pietro Callesi)
